Paper box.



S. KISLOVITZ.

PAPER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I8, I9l6.

Patented 'Jam 16 1917,

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s. KsLovnz.

PAPER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18| 19|6.

Patented Jan. 16, E917.

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' eNErNGroN, NEW JENsEjm PAPE BOX.

Specication o etters lPatent.

application Elea trannie, 191e. sel-m1 No. tacto.

shipped and which are adapted to be con? verted into proper displayboxes to be laced on a counter, shelf or the like .for exhi iting .thegoods that may be lcontained in lthe' boxes. Preferably the box willcomprise two main parts, to-wit: a body portion and .a lid or cover, andthe lid or cover will be of such construction that it may be convertedinto a prop at the rear' end of the box for supporting the body of thebox in aninclined position. '.lhe box is also equipped` with meanswhereby the cover may be interlocked when in its rear position servingas a prop, withthe body of the box so that the entire structure will befirm. The body of the box will preferably be formed of two thicknessesof material along its sides and front end, and these two thicknesses ofmaterial will be in one integral piece wlththe a sections foldedinwardly, one upon the other,

' position. The front end and front so as to make two ply sides andfront end for the body of the box. rllhe box is also equippedwith what lterm a friction lock at the corners of the front end of the body of thebox, whereby the inner thicknesses or plies of the sides and front' endof the box become securely and nicely locked in side portions of. thecover of the box are in two plies folded and locked together in the samemanner-.that the sides and front end of the body of the vbox are in twoplies folded andv locked in folded position. I

The box vof my invention embraces a number of advantages and many novelfeatures in the details of construction, land the invention will befully understood from the i detailed description hereinafter presented,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box embodying my invention, lthesame Ibeing shown in its open position for-displaying the contents ofthe box, the cover of the box having been doubled upon itself and turnedrearwardly to serve as a prop for the body showing thebox in' its bodyof the box and Fig. .5 illustrates in lthe blank; Fig. 7 showing onefront the box shown in closed a longitudinal on the dotted line 3.-3 ofFig.` 4:, Fig-3 nssIeNoN EocHNNEEs a; Etalons. or

open or-'display posi.

rate-atentan. ie, lair l`of the box; Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofposition; F ig, 3 is sectlon through the box, taken' tion; Fig. 4 is ahorizontal section through Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detached perspectiveviewof one sectional front corner portion of the illustrates one step in theformation ofthe lock at. each corner of the front end of the box.y forsecuring the inner plies of the sides and\the end of the box 1nposition; Fig.- 6

sameshowing tion of the front corne-rs of the box from is a.corresponding view, cornerportion of the box mits completely formed isa detached topview of the blank from which the box shown in elusive isformed, this I being an integral sheet properly slit and scoredpreparatory to being folded into the box formation shown in Fig. 1; Flg.9 is a'sectionalview through one front corner portion of the box' takenon the dotted line 9-9, of Fig. 4;' ig. 10 1s a perspective view of aInodifiedform of my invention, the modification residing only in theconstruction of the means for holding the box lid to. serve as a propat' the rear end of the body ofthe box; Fig. 1l is a sectional view,partly broken away, of the same and lillustrates the' means for securingthe lid of the box when in its open position'supporting the body of thebox in display tion; Fig. l2 isa perspective View o'f a further slightlymodified` construction of box embodying my invention, the modificationposithe box, taken. onthe dotted line 4-4 of f t5 same from the-blank;partlal formation the .7o is atcorresponding perspective view of the afurther step in the forma.

f condition; Fig. 8 a

Figs. 1 to 7 iny residing` merely l'in the character of means provlded'for supporting the lid of the box in its prop-position; Fig. 13 is aside elevat1on, partly broken away'and partly in section, of the same,

the lid or cover being' shown inits open position, and Fig. 14 is a A tothe rear end of the bodyof the box along A .v. v

the fold-line 12 and is in two connectedsections 13, 14 joined togetheralong hinge or weakened lines 15. Intermediate the inner ends of theweakened lines 15, the section 14 of the cover has a projecting portion16, which normally, when the cover isV closed, lies within a recess 17cut in the section 13 of the cover, as shown in Fig. 2. When the coveris to be placed in its open or prop position, the weakened lines permitthe front section 13 of the cover to be folded v over upon the section14, and then the folded cover 1s turned rearwardly and downwardly on thehinge-line 12 into its prop position, shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and atthis time the projection 16 on the cover section 14 extends upwardly toafford a larger advertising space than would be possible if said sectionwere not provided. The I portions of the blank which form the coversections 13, 14

are numbered 13, 14 in Fig. 8. Thesection 14 of the cover has no sideflanges to pass downwardly upon the sides of the body of the box, andhence when the cover isV in its open or prop position, shown in Fig. 1,the then front face of the cover section 14 is fully exposed andappropriate to bear any advertisement that it may be desired to placethereon. The cover section 13 is formed with side and front end flangesto pass downwardly upon the sides and front end of the body 10. The sideflanges of the cover section 13 are numbered 18 and the front end fiange19, and these flanges are each of two ply, which, in Fig. 8, I willnumber 20, 21

' for the side flanges 18 and 22, 23 for the front flange 19. The Aplies20, 21 are conneeted by weakened lines 24 so that the plies 21 may befolded over on the plies 20 and become the inner layers of the sideflanges 18. The plies or sections 22, 23 are connected by a weakenedline 25 so that the section 23 may be folded Vover upon the section 22and become the inner thickness of the front end flange 19. The sideflange sections 21 are formed at their outer ends with projecting lips26 (Fig. 8) connected by weakened lines 27 with said sections 21, and atthe lateral ends of the section or ply 22 are lips 28 connected with thebody of the section 22 by weakened lines 29. The ends of the'ply orfront end section 23V are recessed, as lat 30, the recess beingsubstantially the width of the lips 26 and leaving at the outer edge ofthe ply or section 23 small end projections 31.. The cover section 13 isalso formed with locking lips 32 extending inwardly from the fold orweakened 34' and joined to the body of the cover by a weakened line, sothat when desired the user of the box may, with his fingers or thumbs,press the lips 32 outwardly in a direction from the top of the box so.that said lips may finally serve as means for locking the cover in itsprop position, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3. The formation of the frontcorners of the box cover is substantially the same as the formation ofthe front corners of the body of the box, and the method of folding theside and end flanges of the cover are substantially illustrated in Figs.5, 6 and 7, which illustrate the method of folding the parts to form thefront corners of the body of the box. In folding the plies 20, 21, 22,23 for the front end portion of the cover of the box, the plies 22, 23will be turned upwardly on the weakened or fold line 33 and the lips 28thereof will be turnedat right angles to the body of the ply 22 so as toextend edge-wise of the box-lid. The plies 20, 21 will then be turnedupwardly on the weakened lines 34 and then the plies 21 will be foldedinwardly against the plies 2O and lips 28, and this will result in thelips 26 being first bent outwardly by contact with the edgeof the endply 23 and then folding downwardly along the face of the ply 22 and atright angles to the body of the ply 21, this being an operationillustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the lip corresponding with the lip 26being shown in Fig. 6 as having been folded inwardly against the lowerply of the end of the body of the box. After the plies 21 have both beenfolded inwardly against the lips 28 and the lips 26 have thereby beencarried inwardly and positioned to lie along the face of the thenvertical lower end ply 22, the outer end ply 23 is folded on theweakened line 25 over upon the ply 22 and when this is being done, thelugs or projections 31 on the ends of the ply 23 pass downwardly belowthe lips 26 and enter the recesses formed at the angles 35 at thejunction of the lips 26 with the plies 21, with the result that saidprojections pass below the then lower edges of the lips 26 at the co1'-ners of the structure and serve as means for locking the side and endflanges of the cover firmly in their folded position.

In accordance with my structure of cover I may form the box of thininexpensive card-board or paper of a kind commonly used for light boxes,but secure such strength in the box that the box may be very properlyused for holding reasonably heavy material and for displaying the sameon a counter, show case or the like. So 'far as the cover of the box isconcerned, my invention resides in the manner of forming the two plyside and front end flanges and locking them in folded position and inthe fact that the cover is hinged at its rear end to the body of the boxand is in two unequal hinged' sections, in this instance 13, 14, capableof being folded one upon the other and then turned into substantiallyvertical position at the end of the box.

The body 10 has a bottom 36, a rear end 37, a. front end 38 and sides39, and said sides and front end are each formed of two tivelyl (Fig. 8)

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" the lips 48 inwardly at aaiaiat plies numbered, or the sides, 40, 41,respecand for the front end42, 43 respectively. 'Ihe plies, 40, 41 areconnected by weakened lines 44 andthe pliesor sections 40 are connectedwith the bottom 36 along weakened lines 45. The end plies or sections42, 43 are connected alon a weakenedor fold line 46 and with the Fottom36 along a weakened line 47. The end section 37 is formed with laterallyextending lips 48 joined to the section 37 along weakened or fold lines49. The front ply or section 42 is formed with laterally extending lips50 joined to the section 42 along weakened lines51. The plies orsections 41 of the sides of the body of the box have, in the blank,forwardly. extending lips 52 joined to the body of the plies or sections41 along weakened lines 53, and atthe forward ends of said plies orsections 4l recesses 54 areformed. 'Ihe lateral end ed es of the frontply or section 43 are recesse as at 55, leaving at the outer lateraledges of said ply or section 43 projections 56 the projections -31 onthe front end of the cover of the box.

In folding up the sections of the blank to form the body 10 of thebox,Ib may fold rear end section '37 and then turn said section 37upwardly on the weakened" line 57,

thus causing the lips 48 to extend lengthy wise along the weakened lines45 at the side 4 to stand at right-angles to the sections 42, 43 andlips 50'bein edges of the bottom 36. I then turn the lips 50 inwardly onthe weakened lines 51 the ply or section 42 ofthe front end portion ofthe blank and'then vturn said front end portion or sections 42, 43upwardly on the weakened line 47 and Vthereby cause the lips 50 toextend lengthwise along the weakened lines at the lateral edges of thebottom 36, this position of illustrated-in Fig. 5. Thereupon Idfold t eside plies or sections 40, 41 upwardly on the weakened linesl 45 andthen fold the sections 41 inwardly and downwardly upon the sections 40and also .upon the lips 48, 50, then extending along the weakened lines45, and this results in the lips 52 of the plies or sections 41 beingYfirst turned outwardly, as shown in Fig. 5, and then are foldeddownwardly, in said lips being carried against the inner face of the endsections or plies 42, 43 and then downwardly along the inner face of thesection 42, as I illustrate in Fi 6. Thereafter the end section or ply43 1s turned over inwardly and downwardly upon the section or ply 42 andsaid lips 52 and the projections 56 at thev lateral, ends of saidsection or ply 43 are entered within the recesses 54 at the ends of theside sections or plies 41, as'shown in Fig. 7, thereby 'locking the sideand end sections or plies in their folded position and correspondingwith right angles to thel as the sections 41` y giving permanent formand lstability to I body of the box. lrlFhe special way provided usepaper or board of rather thin character j in the manufacture of the'boxand yet produce a box of considerablel rigidity andv capable ofreceiving articles for shipment and of serving as a display box onacounter,

shelf or the like.

After the body of the box has been folded in the manner described to itscomplete form shown in Figs, 1 and 2, the cover 11 may be closed over`the said body on the hinge or weakened line 12, thus leaving the box inthe condition shown in desired to display the `the cover 11 will beconverted into the prop position illustrated in Fig. l, and in carryingvout this operation the front lsection 13 of the cover will be turnedover upon the rear section 14 thereof on the hinge or weakened lines 15,and then the folded cover will be turned rearwardly and downwardly onthe hinge or weakened line 12 into 'the propposition, shown in Fig. 1.'Ihe hinge-line 12 permits the inner cover section 14"4 to be Fig. 22When itis contents of the box,

turned upwardly in`line with the rear end of 955 the body of the box butprevents said section 14 from being turned over against the outer faceof said end, the purpose being that said section- 14 shall extendupwardly above the body of the boxv and display .anadvertise- 10a i mentor other data. In orderto lock the cover 11 in its prop position, Ipreliminarily while turning the section 13 over upon the section 14force the lips 32 outwardly at right angles to the face of the topsection 13, and then uponmoving the folded cover toits prop position, Icause said lips 32 to enter betweenl the outer plies -or sections 40 ofthe sides of the box and the lips 48 extending along said sections, ortothe position shown by dotted lines yin Fig. 3, thereby securin thefolded cover in its prop position. The llps 32 become frictionally held'between the sections or plies 40 of the sides of the box and theadjacent faces of the lipsf48 115,

and thereby a reasonably secure lock vis formed for maintaining the boxin its display position, shown in Fig. 1.l

In Figs. 1() and 11 I illustrate the same box shown in Figs. 1 to 9inclusive, except 12o that r,as a substitute for the two locking lips 32of Figs. 2 and 8 I provide the cover section 13 with a brace lip 58,which when the i cover-is to be converted into its folded prop position,may then when the cover has been given-its prop position, have aprojection 59 on said lip 58 forced upwardly through a slot in thebottomof the body of the box, as shown in Fig.

11, said lip then serving as the means for 13o be pressed outwardly andVtheir upper edges,

locking the folded box cover to the body of the box. The lip 58 is merela substitute for the two lips 32, shownin ig. 8.

The construction shown in Figs. 12, 13 andv 14 involves as amodification the employment of two lips 60 in lieu of the one lip 58,shown in Fig. 10, said hps 6() extending out to the weakened lines atthe edges of the cover and being adapted to be turned outwardly from thecover and finally, at inserted upwardly through the bottom of the boxbetween the two plies or sections of the sides thereof for the purposeof locking the cover 1n its folded prop position` shown in Flg. .13.Since the body of the box and the cover therefor, shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3and Scorrespond exactly with the constructions shown in Figs. 10 to 14inclusive with the exceptlon of the incidental props 58,60, I deem 1tunnecessary to enter into a detailed`descr1ption of such constructions.

In each of the several forms of the invention hereinbefore described,the cover of the box is in two unequal sections, the section 13being'longer than the sectionv14, and this construction is desirable,since it permlts the cover to bev given its prop position in which itholds the body of the box in an inclined or display position without, atthe same time, projecting unduly upwardly at the rear end of said bodyportion. It 1s quite desirable that a portion of the vcover pro]ectupwardly at the rearend of the body of the box, as shown in Figs. 1 and2, to bear a suitable advertisement ior the' like havingl reference tothe goods on display in the box,

but it would be objectionable if the cover extended upwardly to an undueextent, because in such case the cover would operate as an obstructionlto conceal other articles which might be on display on a shelf, counteror .the like. 1

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A box comprising a body portion, and a cover therefor hinged to therear end of said body portion, said cover being formed of transverseSections connected by a hingeline, and the forward section being longerthan the rear section and capable of being folded thereon and therewithturned into Va substantially vertical position supporting the body ofthe bo`x in an inclined display position, and the hinge connecting thesaid rear cover-section with the rear end of said body permitting saidsection to be turned upwardly to a vertical position and being adaptedto arrest said section in such position.

2. A box comprising a body portion, and a cover therefor hinged at therear end of said body portion, said cover being formed of transversesections connected by an intercepted hinge-line, and the forward sectionbeing longer than the body of the rear section and capable' of'beingfolded thereon and therewith turned into a substantially verticalposition supporting the body of the box in an inclined display position,the rear section of the cover between the sections of said interceptedhinge-line having a forwardly projecting portion cut from the forwardsection of the cover and affording a prominent advertising surface whenthe cover sections are in folded position supporting the body ofthe'box.

3. A box comprising la body portion, and

la cover therefor hinged to the rear end 0f said body portion, saidcover being formed of transverse sections connected 'by a hingeline, andthe forward section being longer than the body of the rear section andcapable of being folded thereon and therewlth turned into asubstantially vertical position supporting the body of the box in aninclined display position, and said cover being also .formed with meansfor locking it when the box is to be given its display position, to thebody portion of the box.

4. A box comprising a body portion, and a cover therefor hinged to therear end of said body portion, said cover being formed of transverseunequal sections connected by a hinge-line, and the forward sectionbeing longer than the rear section and capable of being folded thereonand therewith turned in to a substantially vertical position supportingthe body of the box-in an inclined display position, and said forwardsection of the cover having side and front end flanges to pass upon theadjacent portions of the body of the box, while the rear section of saidcover has no edge flanges and thus is permitted, when the box is indisplay position, to present a plain surface in line with the rear endof the body of the 5. A box comprising a body portion, and acovertherefor hinged to the rear end of said body portion, said cover beingformed of transverse unequal sections connected by a hinge-line, and theforward section being longer than the body of the rear section andcapable of being folded thereon and therewith turned into asubstantially vertical position supporting the body of the box in aninclined display position, and said forward section being formedintegrally with a hinged lip adapted to engage said body portion andlock said cover thereto when said cover is in its folded prop-position.

6. A box comprising a body portion, and a cover therefor hinged to therear end of said body portion, said body portion having j vtherebyserving to the forward section of said being longer than the body ef therear section and capable of being'folded thereon and therewith turnedinto a ysubstantially vertical position supporting the body of the boxin an inclined display position, and cover being formed adjacent to itsside edges with hinged lips adapted, .when the box in converted in'toits display position, to' be inserted between the thicknesses at therear ends of the sides of the body of the box, lock the cover and bodyto ether.

A (paper .box comprising a body-por tion, an

a cover therefor hinged to the rear end of said body portion, said coverbeing formed of transverse sections connected by a hinge line, and theforward section being longer than the rear section and capable of beingfolded thereon and therewith turned into a substantially verticalposition supporting the body of the box in an inclined display position,and ,said forward section of the cover having side and front end angesto pass upon the adjacent portions of the body of the box and saidflanges being of double thickness with the sectlons of the paper blanktherefor folded one upon the other and then into vertical position, thesaid flanges being interlocked by lips at the ends of the inner memberof the blank for the front iange being turned at right angles to saidmember and inclosed between the layers of the side flanges, and by lipson the outer members of the blank forl the side flanges being turned atright angles thereto and inclosed between the two thicknesses of thefront flange, the outer member of the blank for the front flange beingformed with projecting shoulders (31) to interlock `with said outermembers for the side flanges when the' parts are folded together.

` j 8. A paper box comprising a body-portion and a cover therefor, saidbody portion `having' two-ply sides and front end, the sections of theblanktherefor being folded one over upon the other and then intovertical position, and said sides and end being interlocked at the frontcorners of the box by lips at the lateral endsof the inner section ofthe blank for the front end belng turned; at right angles to saidsection and folded between the sections of the sides, and by lips on theouter sections of the blank for the sides being turned at right anglesto said outer sections and folded between the two thicknesses of thefront end.

9. A paper box comprising a body por-- tion and a cover therefor havingside and front end flanges to pass upon the adjacent portionsof the bodyof the'box,

eing of double thickness, the members of the paper'blank therefor beingfolded one upon the other and then into vertical position, and the saidflanges being interlocked Leraren said flanges f front lateral ends ofthe fili 10. A paper box comprising side and end portions of doublethickness, the members of the paper blank therefor being folded one uponthe other and then into vertical osition, said side and end portionsbeing lnterlocked at adjoining ends which form the cornerby a lip at thelateral end of the lnner member of the blank for one of said portions,said lip being turned at right angles to said inner member and inclosedbetween the layers of the other portion, and by a lip on the lateral endof the outer member of the blank for said other portion, said lip beingturned at right angles thereto and inclosed between the two layers ofthe firstmentioned portion, and the outer member vof the blank for saidfirst-mentioned portion being formed at its end with a projectingshoulder to interlock with the outer member of the blank for said otherportion.

11. A paper box, and a cover therefor hinged to the rear end ofsaid bodyportion, and the whole beingI in one integral piece or blank, the sidesand front end of the said body Vportion being of double thickness, themembers of the paper blank therefor being folded one upon the other andthen into vertical position, and lateral ends of said members havingintegral hinged lips to be folded between the layers of adjacent sidesand ends respectively, and said cover having `side and front end iiangesof double thlckness, the members of the blank therefor being folded oneupon the other and then into vertical position, yand said flanges havingat their adjoiningends means for locking them together.

12. A paper box comprising side and end portions, the side and front endportions being of double thickness, the members of the paper blanktherefor being folded one upon the other and then into verticalposition, and the rear end of the box being of single thickness andhaving at its ends hinged extensions or lips fplded between Athethicknesses of the sides of the box, and said side and front endportions being interlocked with each other at adjoining ends to form thecorners by lips at the lateral ends of the inner member of the blank forthe front portion, said lips being turned a-t right angles to said innermember and inclosed between the layersof the sides, and by lips on theouter members for the sidesand which said lips are turned at rightangles to said outer members and inclosed between the two layers of thefront of the box, and thcouter member of the blank for said front beingformed on its ends v'itb projecting shoulders to interlock with theouter members of said sides whenA the parts are folded together.

13. A box comprising a body portion, and a cover therefor hinged to therear end of said body portion, said cover being formed of transversesections connected by a l1iugeline, andthe forward section being longerthan the rear section and capable of being folded thereonland therewithturned into a substantiall vertical position supporting the body o thebox in an inclined display osition, and said box being provided with 15interlocking parts for securing said cover in its verticalprop-position.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 16th day of March A. D. 1916.

SAMUEL KISLOVITZ.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR MMHON, CHAS. C. GILL.

